Americans Find the Nonfinancial Benefits of Homeownership Most Valuable

We all know that purchasing a home is a great financial investment into your future but having a place of our own in now more important than ever. After more than a year of sheltering in our homes homeowners are ranking the nonfinancial benefits of homeownership higher than the financial. 

"Recently, two national surveys revealed the reasons homeownership is such an important part of life. The top three personal benefits of homeownership noted by respondents in Unison's 2021 report on The State of the American Homeowner are:

• 91% – feel secure, stable, or successful owning a home
• 70% – feel emotionally attached to the homes that have kept them safe over the past year
• 51% – call homeownership a “key part of their life

These sentiments were supported by the most recent National Housing Survey from Fannie Mae, which also shows that the top three reasons Americans value homeownership have nothing to do with money. Those surveyed were given a list of feelings and accomplishments that are associated with or impacted by where we live. They were then asked, To achieve this, are you better off owning or better off renting? Here are the top three points from the list that respondents said homeownership could help them achieve:

• 91% – control over what you do with your living space
• 90% – a sense of privacy and security
• 89% – a good place for your family to raise your children

Other nonfinancial advantages of homeownership revealed by the survey include feeling engaged in a community, having flexibility in future decisions, and experiencing less stress.

Bottom Line

Financial and nonfinancial benefits are a key component to the value of homeownership, but the nonfinancial side is most valued after a year full of pandemic-driven challenges. Let's connect today if you're ready to take the first steps toward becoming a homeowner."

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